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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1966
Page
1
City Manager Friz Lanham advised motorists Tuesday that stop signs have been installed at all street intersections opening onto Memorial Drive to handle increased traffic. Drivers are urged to watch for the signs as they go into effect amid rising flow.
A compilation of social and club items. Chris Meister fills in for a vacationing reporter for the Women’s Golf Association. Verna Tag will miss the party, while Dora Lee Love makes early luau reservations. Jerri Read tips off three reporters and Joy Woods finds relatives of a former college friend. Eleanor Breeland has a busy day. Sybil Parker attends a bridal shower for her daughter Pat. Hank Johnson starts two new fields of study. Brooks Starett extols a home’s good points. Morris Fayre remains on the job. Mrs. Roy Fulkerson Sr. entertains guests. Capt. A. J. Crawley remains optimistic about fishing prospects. Blair Mann seeks a fresh start. Rev. Burt Dowler discusses his “pop’s art” on the Peanuts character. Executive Meet: Anson Jones Parent-Teacher Association holds an executive board meeting Thursday at 9 a.m. at the president’s home to plan for the year and carnival. All officers and chairs invited. Brigadiers from Robert E. Lee High march at the Houston Oilers game Sept. 11 at Rice Stadium. Baytown 4-H Club meets 7 p.m. Tuesday in Baytown Corporation Court room.
An 8 year old Baytown visitor from Aurora Missouri named David McCorkle caught a ball in the Astrodome stands during his first visit. He is the grandson of J W Nelson of Baytown and a Little League player. His family celebrated with him including mother Gordon McCorkle brother Scott sister Sue grandfather and aunt Dr Bob Howard.
About 50 Negroes gathered to protest an arrest injuring five, including a policeman. Rep. Moss urges Congress to criminalize eavesdropping devices against U.S. citizens. Moon orbiter scans surface as Earth waits for first pictures. Beatles resume American tour after Washington stop. Air Force Col Cate relieved. three reprimands tied to Dune 8 mission and Walker crash probe. Herald Tribune ends four-month publication pause.
U S Navy Skyhawks from the carrier Oriskany dodged a 37mm cannon volley from two MiGs about 70 miles south of Hanoi. They damaged four boxcars of a moving train and avoided returns fire. The dogfight near Thanh Hoa lasted minutes with no Skyhawks damaged.
A bipartisan effort led by Senators Russell and Saltonstall seeks to amend the defense bill to authorize the President to call up Ready Reserve members for up to 18 months not previously on active duty. The move aims to address perceived inequities between reserve mobilizations and drafted soldiers, with McNamara opposing civilian reserve calls. The Appropriations Committee backs broader use of reserves for Southeast Asia and beyond.
The school board approved a 1966-67 budget of 7,613,230 with a seven cent per thousand tax hike. District valuation is 27.5 million with 1.66 per thousand tax rate. a $10,000 home would pay about $2.50 more. Operational costs rise to 6,028,635 amid larger enrollment and a second high school.
Washington AP reports a tentative three year contract for 35,400 aircraft mechanics offers about $90 million in pay raises plus a wage escalator and benefits. The deal could avert a nationwide strike hitting five major airlines and is pending ratification after letters to 28,000 striking members.
Susan Epperson a 24 year old biology teacher at Little Rock Central High School led Arkansas Education Association litigation against the three year old monkey law banning Darwin’s theory in classrooms. A Chancery Court judge ruled the law unconstitutional saying it restrains inquiry. The state appeals to the Arkansas Supreme Court and then the U.S. Supreme Court as Epperson and her attorneys continue to fight. The case raises questions on limits to free speech in public schools and whether the law is a reasonable regulation of education. Gov Faubus supports the law as a mechanism to keep wayward teachers in line.
The United Nations special Committee on Colonialism will depart for Madrid tonight to inspect Spanish Equatorial Guinea in West Africa by invitation of Spain. The seven member subcommittee from Chile Denmark Mali Poland Sierra Leone Syria and Tanzania will review conditions to speed up independence as outlined in the 1960 declaration.
Washington AP report on a special three judge court dissolving the temporary restraining order against hearings by the House Committee on Un American Activities. Court may hear constitutional questions. extra police posted around the House office building as witnesses, including Allen M. Krebs and Walter D. Teague Ti, awaited the decision.
Satterwhite, a Baytown family man and Ennis attorney, resigns as Democratic nominee for state representative after accepting a position with Lone Star Gas in Dallas. Hillsboro leaders deadlock over replacement. Ellis and Hill Counties seek a nominee as the State Democratic Executive Committee plans to decide between Waxahachie lawyer Steven Chapman and retired Gen Aubrey Moore on Sept 19 or 20.
Registration for all grades at St Josephs Catholic School is set for Thursday and Friday August 18 and 19 from 9 am to noon. Students in grades one through eight attend in the school auditorium under Sister Mary Virginia. Book fees will be paid at a central paying station this year rather than in individual classrooms.
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